Scientists bring the Great Lakes to students learning from home
…describing their work, students posing questions, and scientists’ recorded answers. Many of the questions focused on Great Lakes conditions and issues, but some were more personal in nature, such as…
Case Study: Highland Park water conservation heads in the right direction
… Highland Park Case Study PDF Highland Park is located on Lake Michigan about 25 miles north of Chicago. The city of about 29,000 provides water to over 10,000 residences and…
Case Study: Evanston plans for wise use of water
…Study PDF Evanston, a city of 74,500 that sits along Lake Michigan north of Chicago, developed a Water Conservation and Efficiency Plan through a grant from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency…
22 Ways to Prevent Pollution
…and pollution of the environment. Discover toxin-free household cleaning product alternatives with this publication from New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service. https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_g/G315.pdf Turn off unused lights, appliances and equipment…
Don’t “P” On Your Lawn
Purdue student teams up with Odawa tribe to study lake whitefish
Master’s student Marissa Cubbage came to Purdue University to study the young life stages of fish in the Great Lakes. Arriving in West Lafayette in the summer of 2019, she…
In the news: EPA Releases First-Ever Baseline Study of U.S. Lakes
From the U.S. EPA: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its most comprehensive study of the nation’s lakes to date. The draft study, which rated the condition of 56…
Helping Hands: Restoring Great Lakes Habitat
…Lakes communities where large scale environmental cleanup and restoration projects are taking place. These places are called Areas of Concern due to years of degradation and pollution. Through participation in…
Study finds PFAS in all tested Lake Michigan sportfish and their prey
…low concentrations,” said Miranda. “For that reason, these compounds were phased out of production in 2002. Over 20 years later, PFOS are still the main PFAS compounds that we are…